the panda's thumb is the virtual pub of the university of ediacara. the patrons gather to discuss evolutionary theory, critique the claims of the antievolution movement, defend the integrity of both science and science education, and share good conversation.
Freaks of Nature and Bridgeless Gaps 1 days ago Read More 
Readers from waaaay back may recall an event I helped out with a few years ago, bringing together scientists, philosophers, and our resident IDist to discuss evolution and intelligent design. One o...
Roger Ebert on Expelled 2 days ago Read More
Two thumbs way, way up. That’s my review of the review, of course. Not Ebert’s review of the movie. Here’s a nice quote for you:
This film is cheerfully ignorant, manipulative, slanted, cherry-pick...
Dmanisi and Answers in Genesis 2 days ago Read More
Recently, I blogged about the newly discovered skeletal bones of the Dmanisi hominids (Lordkipanidze et al. 2007, Gibbons 2007, Lieberman 2007), and the Discovery Institute’s response to them. (In...
Creationist Evolution in Texas 3 days ago Read More
This semester I’ve been teaching an undergraduate seminar on the history of the religious and cultural controversies surrounding the theory of evolution. Over the semester we’ve been working our wa...
The radiation of deep sea octopuses 4 days ago Read More
Last week’s Friday Cephalopod actually has an interesting story behind it. It was taken from a paper that describes the evolutionary radiation of deep-sea cephalopods.
First, a little background in...
Shame on the Cincinnati Zoo 4 days ago Read More
The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden and the Creation Museum have made a joint marketing agreement and are selling "combo tickets" to get into both attractions for one price.
The Cincinnati Zoo is...
Professor Gross reviews Berlinski 6 days ago Read More
University Professor (emeritus) Paul Gross, who has co-authored with Barbara Forrest (of the Dover trial fame) the well-known book (2004) about the ID “movement,” has now reviewed the recent book b...
Egnor shoots! He scores! 6 days ago Read More
(another own goal, of course.)
There he goes again. Creationist neurosurgeon Michael Egnor’s latest post over at the Discovery Institute’s Why’s Everybody Always Picking On Me blog may have actua...
Ebonmuse on 'Teaching the Controversy' 8 days ago Read More
Ebonmuse has an excellent short piece on the Disco Dancers’ “teach the controversy” ploy. The money paragraph:
The problem with “teaching all sides” is that it can give fringe ideas a credibility t...
